All Winter pressures articles – Page 10
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NewsExclusive: Hidden epidemic 'dwarfing harm by hospital superbugs'
Harm done to NHS patients who deteriorate from spending too long in hospital has hit “epidemic” levels which “dwarf the damage done by hospital acquired infections”, a senior national adviser to the NHS has warned.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays down by almost a third last month
Ambulance handover delays were down by nearly 30 per cent in December, data from acute providers published today suggested.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Will the 10-year NHS plan give us magical realism or socialist realism?
With the publication of the NHS 10-Year Forward View postponed, Andy Cowper says the 10YFV could operate in two very different genres of realism
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust chief steps down
The chief executive of a special measures trust has stepped down just weeks after its chair departed.
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NewsDalton condemns ‘blame culture’ after CQC’s ‘prosecution’ comments
The NHS Improvement chief executive has told local leaders he is against a “blame culture” and “fear of punishment”, in response to the Care Quality Commission’s new boss saying it will prosecute more providers.
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NewsBreaking: Internal incident amid 'unprecedented' demand at top hospital
A major north London hospital has declared an internal incident as it struggles to cope with an unprecedented demand for beds.
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NewsNHSI: Restoring performance may take until 2023
It could take up to five years to get NHS performance back on track, NHS Improvement has warned.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust delays decision on cancer patients move
A trust in special measures has delayed a board discussion on plans to move cancer patients to a neighbouring hospital 40 miles away, amid patient safety concerns from senior clinicians.
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NewsExclusive: Top physician flags concerns over race to cut length of stay
NHS England’s drive to cut length of stay this winter could have damaging patient safety consequences without appropriate checks and balances, one of the country’s leading geriatricians has warned.
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CommentNext year’s planning guidance is an opportunity to reset the NHS
Chris Hopson outlines what is needed from next year’s planning guidance to ensure the NHS is able to break out of the current cycle and start recovering financial and operational performance
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: ‘We have lost this winter already’
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalRural area faces 'major problem' this winter
Regional chiefs have identified Norfolk as a trouble spot this winter, with local ambulance handover delays described as a “major problem”, according to leaked meeting minutes obtained by HSJ.
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NewsCQC is considering 31 NHS prosecutions, new chief reveals
The Care Quality Commission is actively considering more than 31 prosecutions of NHS organisations and has hired 11 ex-military and civil police officers to review evidence.
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NewsFire service to ferry winter hospital patients home
A local fire service has stepped in to help a struggling hospital trust ferry patients home as part of its winter plans.
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HSJ LocalNHSE chief’s concerns over struggling trust laid bare in leaked minutes
A senior system leader’s concerns about the “significant problems” facing a struggling ambulance trust are laid bare in meeting minutes obtained by HSJ.
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NewsChief exec of hospital that turned around A&E performance speaks at webinar on winter pressures
Nick Hulme spoke at HSJ webinar on winter pressures
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HSJ InteractiveUsing data to improve urgent and emergency care
Ben Richardson discusses how the NHS can integrate its data to create a better demand and capacity plan across each system
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Acute trust agrees Care UK deal for bulk of elective orthopaedics
A hospital trust will move 75 per cent of its elective orthopaedic service to a private company’s facility after agreeing an 18 month partnership.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Exclusive figures lay bare hospitals' capacity challenge
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsPatients will suffer after NHS Improvement withholds funds says CEO
A chief executive has criticised regulators for refusing to release winter capital, after her trust said it could not meet conditions attached to the funding.